News Release

Names in the News: Alpha Natural Resources Inc.2015-11-05

Coal company Alpha Natural Resources Inc. recently filed for bankruptcy. Creditor documents revealed the use of ''dark money'' to fuel the fight against climate change concerns. That prompted the Institute to take a look at the company's campaign contributions to state candidates and political committees.

We found a few interesting tidbits, including that ANR was the second-largest coal industry contributor in the country from 2002 through 2014. We also discovered that ANR became a more active donor in recent elections; and while it clearly favored Republicans, it also was generous to some Democratic candidates.